This is a unique password you will later need to enter into the Outlook settings.Ĥ. In addition, if you are using Google 2-step-verification you may need to set up a unique Google app password that will be used with Outlook. You will need to allow less secure apps to use your account by changing a gmail setting available here.ģ. See “Read Gmail messages on other email clients using IMAP”.Ģ. Before you set up Outlook you need to assure IMAP access has been turned on in your gmail settings. Any messages sent will show up in your 'Sent' label associated with the gmail account and when your gmail account is accessed from browsers and other devices.ġ. This is true even if you set up gmail as your default email client.Īdding a gmail account to Outlook using IMAP will give you access to your gmail messages and labels but not your Google calendar or contacts.
The “Send To, Mail recipient” feature in Windows and the Microsoft Word mail merge to email feature will not work unless Outlook is setup to use your NMU G Suite gmail account via IMAP using the instructions referenced on this page or the instructions for Setting up Outlook to send mail using the NMU Mail Gateway. Microsoft Windows uses Outlook as the default email client.
